Accused man's sister says missing woman ran off

Thursday

Apr 24, 2008 at 12:01 AMApr 24, 2008 at 12:37 AM

Though Wednesday’s hearing was a minor episode on the road to a first-degree murder trial, it was emotionally grueling for the families of Aaron and Brynn Null. Both sides want justice, although each has a different definition of it.

Kevin Haas

Though Wednesday’s hearing was a minor episode on the road to a first-degree murder trial, it was emotionally grueling for the families of Aaron and Brynn Null. Both sides want justice, although each has a different definition of it.

Aaron Null, 37, of Rockford has been accused of killing his wife, Brynn, in November 2002. His request to reduce his $600,000 bond was denied Wednesday, but the question weighing heavily on each family is, “Where is Brynn Null?”

The Capron woman was 25 when she disappeared in November 2002. Her body has not been found, even after exhaustive searches.

Aaron Null’s family staunchly believes in his innocence.

“My brother still loves her and would love to see her come back,” said Kari Moye, Aaron Null’s sister. “There is no body. I just don’t know how they can say she’s dead.”

Brynn Null would often storm off after arguments, both families agree. But her mother, Linda Olson, said she never stayed away long.

“I always knew where my children were at,” Olson said. “She has too many people that love her that she would never do this to us, never.”

Moye said she was close to Brynn Null. She says she believes Brynn skipped town.

“People start new lives every day,” Moye said.

The couple fought in the course of their two-year marriage, including domestic battery charges to which Aaron Null pleaded guilty, but there was more to their relationship, Moye said.

“He would always open the car door for her,” she said. “When she would smoke, my brother would light every cigarette for her.”